Edinburgh 17 (P453066)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.05

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na AB-li-lum [sza {d}...]
2. u2-ba-al-la#-[t,u2-szu]
3. u3 t,e4-em-szu i-na da#-[...]
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma hu-za-lum-ma
6. {d}nin-szubur ba-ni-ka u3 {d}nin-imma3 be-li2
7. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
8. i-nu-ma isz-tu nibru{ki}
9. a-na babila2{ki} al-li-kam
10. ki-sza-a-ma i-na _du6#-ku3-ga_
11. a-na nibru{ki} a-tu-ur2-ra-am
12. t,e4-mi ga-am-ra-am u2-ul asz-ku-un-ka
13. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu tap-pe2-e
14. a-na _a-sza3_-im sza _a-gar3 gu-la_
15. la i-sa-an-ni-iq
reverse
1. a-na ma-ka-a-ar# _a-sza3_-im
2. sza _a-gar3 gu-la_ ka-li-szu
3. ma-ka-ri-im la te-eg#-gi
4. isz-tu ap-pi2 s,u2-ul-le-e-szu
5. a-di _pa5_ nam-ka-ri-im sza _dumu-mesz_ ip-qu2-{d}da-mu
6. u3 _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-di _ka2 an-za-gar3_
7. 1(disz) _sar a-sza3_ na-du-u2 la ib-ba-asz-szi
8. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _ka2 an-za-gar3_
9. at-ta a-na# sze-im# u3 _sze-gesz-i3_ te-ep-pe2-esz
10. ia-szi-im _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na sze-im
11. tu-usz-ta-na-as-sa3-KAM
  von Soden, ZA 70 (1980) p. 143 reads: tu-usz-ta-na-as-sa3-ah
12. asz-szum di-ib-ba-tum la sza-ak-na# x [...]
13. um#-ma at-ta-ma
14. x BI nam da-ab-ba-ku x [...]
15. [a]-na# _a-sza3_-im qa2-ti ub#-[lam]
16. [x] an#?-ni-tam sza x [...]
left
column 1
1. [a]-na# qi2-i-ip a-wa-ti-ia
2. u3 szi-bu-ut a-wa-ti-ia
3. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am ma-har lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
column 2
1. ta-na-as,-s,a-ra-am

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 41.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
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  • primary: Edinburgh, 17

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

  • history: AbB 10, 148

    [Kraus1985AbB10] Kraus, Fritz R. 1985. Briefe Aus Kleineren Westeuropäischen Sammlungen. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 10. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.05
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-12 at 15:13:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Edinburgh 17 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453066.
Edinburgh 17 artifact entry (No. P453066). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453066
Edinburgh 17 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453066 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 17 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453066},
}

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